Labour looks for new markets as goat population falls
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April 6, 2010 at 12:59pm
Who's going to break the news to him? The goat population has fallen.
Mlatasatr headline this morning (yes, a real one):
GOAT POPULATION DOWN BY 5.9%
No wonder they’re panicking.
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Has the population of Irishmen in Gozo now gone down by one?
No, it’s gone down by one bedmate.
No, but that guy disguised himself as a sheep, and is having a Welsh moment.
James Tyrrell is a leg ‘n’ breast man. He prefers chickens.
Mela ghandhom problema l-Ghawdxin.
Is this for real? Look at those three trying to look really efficient and poor Joseph is left all alone.
Imissu jisthi – ara fiex gabna dal-gvern: qed ikolna nieklu il-moghoz. Gonzi, irrizenja ghax qed toqtolna bil-guh.
What an iconic photograph. Looks like an extract from Da Vinci’s Last Supper, after Jesus told his disciples that one of them was about to betray Him.
What a long and detailed article. One would think that we all depend on the business of goats.
MaryAnne, the Labour Government of the 70s depended very much on the business of goats. Don’t you remember Dom Mintoff turning to his Finance Minister and telling him “Ahleb Guz”?
They’re trying to change their name and emblem, and now they’ll even have to shave off il-Leader’s goatee.
The population of sheep is increasing, so in order to appear more appealing, a functionary may suggest il-Leader sports ‘mutton chops’ instead.
http://www.yeeeeee.com/wp-content/2008/05/beardtypes1.jpg
Is there any connection with the decrease in the goat population and Joseph’s goatee?
The only relationship that can be proved beyond reasonable doubt at this point is between the goat population and the population of hairs on Joseph Muscat’s scalp – both are going south.
The herd debates and the clerk takes notes.
Who’s going to break the news to him?
I would like to know who will break the news to the Irishman in Gozo.
Is it James A. Tyrrell you’re referring to? He says he’s British.
He’s not British. He’s Irish. From Dublin.
He’s from County Antrim, right?
James A. Tyrrell is British. He hasn’t denied it so according to Maltastar it’s true.
How do you break the news to someone who wears a goatee?
And the accompanying photo on Maltastar shows SHEEP!
Victor Laiviera beneath the sheep and goats report on timesofmalta.com:
“It is no surprise that the number of sheep in Malta has increased. Look at the way the government is being allowed to ride roughshod over the wishes of 80% of the populatioin and ram the Piano Abomination down our throats. Only a population of sheep would stand for something like that.”
There goes Twanny finding a scapegoat in the government for all ills that befall these rocks.
It has become a habit of the PL that when their leader is away, we are treated to a daily press conference. Yesterday it was Mangion and today Herr Flick. They give the impression that they are not allowed to talk when he is around, so the minute he leaves, they queue up to show off.
Dnub ma irrappurtawx din l-istorja fuq il-website tat-Times ghax zgur li Igalea kien jghidilna li tort ta’ Lawrence Gonzi li qed jonqsu il-moghoz.
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100406/local/more-sheep-fewer-goats
Igalea hasn’t popped up yet, but Victor Twanny Laiviera’s put in his two cents’ worth – twice.
The blackmail website broke the bottom of the barrel and have started to dig.
They must have bleeding finger-nails with all the digging they have done – and this is what their prime catch of the day, blasted across their blackmail website, amounts to: a comment made on the PN Facebook page, by some anonymous member called ‘Primu Primus’ calling for an investigation into the latest power-cut, hinting it may be due to political reasons.
And, of course, its Daphne’s fault.
I wonder what their next ‘article’ will be ?
Of course, silly me :
“Xi hadd sab il-portmoni ta’ Gouder u dan kollu tort ta’ DafniVladimirTransexjwilGajItCachiCarunaGaliziaPNABC Bondi*xGonzLorrySahharaWithBrewmstikInBrowsyBlogginBidnija
I think it’s best to ignore this website, Alan. It’s not as if it’s a serious one, after all.
Does the fact that Muscat is on his way to China mean that we have one less sheep here in Malta?
No. It means three fewer goats.
” GOAT POPULATION DOWN BY 5.9%.”
The Times is playing it safe, by mentioning both. “More sheep, fewer goats”.
Lock up your kids, he’s coming.
http://newsarse.com/2010/04/06/gary-glitter-announces-conversion-to-catholicism/
True case of “Not all that glitters is gold.”
In three years’ time it will be an even better Malta with all the projects going on and those yet to come, as long as Gonzipn is in government. I can’t see the opposite. There already exists a breath of fresh air notwithstanding the difficulties encountered because of the world’s crisis and lack of cooperation from those claiming that Malta’s interests are always, first and foremost.
“Well, anything that’s ‘down’ must be bad news for the government. If we can make it sound like it’s a real tragedy for the country, we can pin it down to being a natural result of the arrogant incompetency and lack of foresight and planning of GonziPN. That should soften the blow. On the other hand, the sheep population is up – that is excellent news for us. All in all, I think the Leader should be pleased.”
This sad news really gets my goat.
Don’t laugh. This is serious.
“The decline in the goat population, which stood at 5,983 at the end of 2009 was due to a drop in kids (-53.2 per cent), and goats mated for the first time (-47.3 per cent). On the other hand, goats that have already kidded and male goats rose by 5.5 per cent and 8.3 per cent respectively.”
So goats still make a quota come the general elections. There you go, they have 5,000 of them for that website in which Joe Grima, one of the lost sheep, subscribed as an early bird.
An early bird that was a lost sheep making up a quota of goats? What kind of animal is that?
Must be using condoms. The goats, I mean.
Not at the University of Malta they’re not. No wonder the cat population’s exploding….
Baxxter. The cats are exploding? Are they doing more research on petards? Must be more Labour wannabe lawyers than I thought.
No. That’s the sound of James Tyrrell blowing his top – again.
The TOM reported the same news under a different heading, “More sheep, fewer goats” … but I guess that’s OK :)
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100406/local/more-sheep-fewer-goats
Joey’s thinking: ”That’s it. We’re gonna lose the election. To think, even the goats have given up on me.”
Jason’s saying: ”Haqqkom, ghidtilkom biex ma tehilsux minni u shabi.”
Toni: ”U don’t worry hi, issa ngibu t-Teletubis.”
And Stefan Z.A. is saying: ”U ajma, dal-fuss kollu, hallu f’idejn il-Leader u Alex. Issa jgibu ftit Cinisi u naghtuhom in-nexxineliti.”
I hear that the population of palm weevils has grown considerably recently. Maybe they could find a following there.
Expect Maltastart-cease to tell us “Population of Reds on the increase” then.
Ghogobni r-ritratt – lol minn fejn issibhom, Daphne? Iddahhakni :D xxx
The quiz master Joseph Muscat waits while Toni’s team rack their brains (Anglu Farrugia and his team are somewhere to Muscat’s right).
Hah! Il-Partit tal-Moghoz!
Time to trade in Julia Farrigia for those goats in Tunisia.